LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear made a remark Tuesday morning on MSNBC that has him in a heated back and forth with GOP Vice Presidential Candidate JD Vance.

The morning after a Kentucky woman spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago about being raped by her stepfather and becoming pregnant when she was 12 years old, Beshear went on Morning Joe to talk about Democrats' political efforts to restore abortion rights after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

Two years ago, Vance said this when asked about pregnancies stemming from rape:

"What kind of society do we want to have? A society that looks at unborn babies as inconveniences to be discarded?" 

In an appearance on MSNBC on Tuesday morning, Beshear used Vance's word to make a point.

"Inconvenience is traffic," he told host Mika Brzezinski. "I mean, make him go through this." 

Vance posted later Tuesday to social media, saying "Why is Andy Beshear wishing that a member of my family would get raped?"

Beshear then reappeared Tuesday afternoon MSNBC Tuesday, saying he'd never wish harm on anyone and any outrage about about what he had said was "deflection."

Beshear has been making cable news appearances from Chicago during the Democratic National Convention, which heads into its second day Tuesday. 

Former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak Tuesday night in the United Center, a day after the unofficial farewell for President Joe Biden.

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